With gas stations, cafes and convenience stores now peddling unregulated cannabidiol, better known as CBD, state and federal lawmakers are pushing for increased research and regulation of the touted hemp […]
Gov. Andrew Cuomo on Monday signed into law new regulations on one of the state’s fastest-growing and newest industries: hemp. Some industry players say the new rules could be good […]
Newly passed legislation looks to propel New York State to the forefront of the hemp industry. Assemblywoman Donna Lupardo’s Hemp Extract Bill was passed unanimously by the state Assembly and […]
TOWN OF MARLBOROUGH – It’s related to marijuana but missing one key component – THC, which get you loopy. Hemp, known and used for thousands of years, has long existed […]
Former Main Street lumber business gets new life as processing plant What once was home to a lumber business on the south end of Cortland will see new life with […]
Farmers, lawmakers team up to draft statewide transparency, testing program COLONIE — If you plan to buy any CBD products from Erika Fallon’s pharmacy on Route 7, she wants you […]
NEW YORK (Reuters) – New York state officials told food growers and processors in mid-December that they had the state’s blessing to produce and sell tea and chocolates laced with […]
By ANDREW M. ROSNER and ALLAN GANDELMAN With a renewed public interest in local businesses rather than courting out-of-state companies, New York has a real opportunity to build a thriving […]
Health Department is harming a budding industry Allan Gandelman Andrew M. Rosner Nascent industries face a host of challenges, especially when government agencies send conflicting messages to the public on […]